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Cone on status of Japeth Aguilar, Stephen Holt: ‘Day-to-day, maybe week-to-week’

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Romwel Anzures

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20241218161256/e2344d32a5166362fa4bc4915e04c7c66876529bb06d747f73381027822156ba.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s injured players Japeth Aguilar and Stephen Holt. Photo from PBA Images" style="width:960px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s injured players Japeth Aguilar and Stephen Holt. <em>Photo from PBA Images</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Barangay Ginebra San Miguel was already shorthanded coming into the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup, but it looks like two more Gin Kings are about to have extended rests.</p><p>Ginebra, which is competing sans Jamie Malonzo, Jeremiah Grey, and Isaac Go in the ongoing conference, are now also missing the services of Japeth Aguilar and Stephen Holt as the duo got bit by the injury bug last Sunday when they faced Hong Kong Eastern.</p><p>“We haven’t been able to assess as deeply as we want to assess, but neither of them were really to play tonight,” said Ginebra head coach Tim Cone after their 114-98 win against TerraFirma Dyip on Wednesday evening at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.</p><p>Fortunately for the Gin Kings, they were facing a hapless Dyip squad which is now at 0-5, and the personnel available for them were enough to bring them to their third victory in four games.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2024/12/18/pba-brownlee-ginebra-dump-terrafirma-to-regain-winning-ways-2250">READ: Brownlee explodes with 49 as Ginebra dumps TerraFirma to regain winning ways</a></div><p>However, these same guys might also get more playing time when they face Justine Baltazar and the Converge FiberXers this Saturday in Batangas.</p><p>“At this point, both of them are day-to-day, maybe even week-to-week. We’re not so sure, because it has been too quick since they have been injured,” shared Cone.</p><p>“Stephen has a knee injury. It looks like a hyperextension or maybe a bone bruise, because again, we’re not 100% sure as these are preliminary observations. Japeth has a groin pull. We don’t know the severity yet, but he’s scheduled for an MRI and we’ll take a look at that when we can.”</p><p>Holt slipped in their previous game against Eastern in the fourth quarter, but he was able to return to the contest after that. On the other hand, Aguilar was already walking gingerly after their 93-91 loss that same game.</p><p>“I’m hoping that Stephen is a little bit [better], Japeth is maybe a little bit longer, but again, we don’t know anything for sure at his point. Hopefully, we can have them by Saturday, if not, by Christmas day, then we will have 10 to 12 days before we play again,” he added.</p><p>Ginebra will face its rivals Magnolia Hotshots on December 25 at the Araneta Coliseum before the PBA takes a short break for the holidays.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABR94sd3R653bhzW&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script>

<p>Barangay Ginebra San Miguel was already shorthanded coming into the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup, but it looks like two more Gin Kings are about to have extended rests.</p>

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel was already shorthanded coming into the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup, but it looks like two more Gin Kings are about to have extended rests.